Life Systems: Interactions Within Ecosystems

• Climate Change
  http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/english/index.shtml
  Explanation of what climate change is, how it will affect us, and what we can do about it.
  
   
• Climate Change
  http://www.ec.gc.ca/climate/home-e.html
  • Fact Sheets
    
       
• Pond Life Identification Kit
  http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/pond/index.html
  Explore a virtual pond dip. Tips to examine freshwater microorganisms. Table of organisms explained.
  
  
• Fun With Food Webs
  http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html
  Drag and drop online games
  • Meadow Food Web
  • Arctic Food Web
  • Pond Food Web
    
     
• Chain Reaction
  http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm#
  An online game that explains the food chain.
  
  
• Pond Food Chain
  http://www.hants.gov.uk/sparsholtschoolscentre/learn/primary/pondlife/pond_food_chains2.html
  Delete an item in the food chain and see what happens.
  
  
• Pond Explorer
  http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/pondexplorer/pondexplorer.html
  On-line pond dip with lesson plans and other links. Graphics and descriptions of pond animals.
  • Printable activity booklets
  • Virtual Pond Dip
  • Teacher Notes with excellent links
    Exploring Pond Habitats
    http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/pondexplorer/pond-cross.html
    Click the graphic to investigate the areas of the pond then click on the words on the right hand side to see drawings and read about the pond animals.
  • Identification key of pond animals
  • Research Skills Activity Sheet
    
    
• Space for Species
  http://www.spaceforspecies.ca/
  Students can monitor the movement of the eider, caribou, peregrine falcon, polar bear, and leatherback seaturtle. The site includes lesson plans, role cards, printable tracking journals.
  (Click on the 'Educator's Zone' in the bottom menu)
  

 

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Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Monday December 5, 2005 10:19 PM